A METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE STRENGTH OF CEMENTED ROCKS, ON THE BASIS OF THEIR MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION AND THE MICRO-HARDNESS OF THEIR COMPONENTS.

The method proposed has been developed with aleurolites and Carboniferous sandstones of the Karaganda Basin. It makes it possible to predict the simple compressive strength of granular cemented rocks from their petrographic composition and the hardness of their components. (TRRL)